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THE SCOTTISH BORDER. 281
" Ten to hald the horses'* heads,
" And other ten the watch to be,
" And ten to break up the strong prison,
" Where billy Archie* he does lie."
Then up and spak him mettled John Hall;
(The luve of Teviotdale aye was he)
" An I had eleven men to mysell,
" It's aye the twalt man I wad be.''
Then up bespak him coarse Ca'field,
(I wot and little gude worth was he)
" Thirty men is few anew,
" And a' to ride in our cumpanie."
There was horsing, horsing in haste,
And there was marching on the lee ;
Until they cam to Murray whate,
And they lighted there right speedilic.
" A smith ! a smith V Dickie he cries,
" A smith, a smith, right speedilie,
" To turn back the caukers of our horses' slioon !
" For it's unkensome-f- we wad be."
* Billy — Brother. f Uitkcinomc — Unknown.
" Ten to hald the horses'* heads,
" And other ten the watch to be,
" And ten to break up the strong prison,
" Where billy Archie* he does lie."
Then up and spak him mettled John Hall;
(The luve of Teviotdale aye was he)
" An I had eleven men to mysell,
" It's aye the twalt man I wad be.''
Then up bespak him coarse Ca'field,
(I wot and little gude worth was he)
" Thirty men is few anew,
" And a' to ride in our cumpanie."
There was horsing, horsing in haste,
And there was marching on the lee ;
Until they cam to Murray whate,
And they lighted there right speedilic.
" A smith ! a smith V Dickie he cries,
" A smith, a smith, right speedilie,
" To turn back the caukers of our horses' slioon !
" For it's unkensome-f- we wad be."
* Billy — Brother. f Uitkcinomc — Unknown.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > J. F. Campbell Collection > Minstrelsy of the Scottish border > Volume 1 > (483) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/80614122 |
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| Description | Vol. I . |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17 |
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| Description | Consisting of historical and romantic ballads, collected in the southern counties of Scotland; with a few of modern date, founded upon local tradition. |
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| Shelfmark | Cam.2.d.17-19 |
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| Description | Volumes from a collection of 610 books rich in Highland folklore, Ossianic literature and other Celtic subjects. Many of the books annotated by John Francis Campbell of Islay, who assembled the collection. |
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| Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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